linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/18] software_node: amend software_node_unregister_node_group() to perform unregistration of array in reverse order to be consistent with software_node_unregister

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Date:   Wed, 2 Dec 2020 10:04:34 +0000
From:   Dan Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/18] software_node: amend
 software_node_unregister_node_group() to perform unregistration of array in
 reverse order to be consistent with software_node_unregister_nodes()

On 30/11/2020 17:47, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 06:17:16PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
>> Hi Daniel,
>>
>> Thank you for the patch.
>>
>> The subject line is very long. We try to keep it within a 72 characters
>> limit in the kernel. That can be a challenge sometimes, and expections
>> can be accepted, but this one is reaaaally long.
>>
>> (The same comment holds for other patches in the series)
> 
> +1.

My bad; I'll go through the series and condense them down as much as
possible.

>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 01:31:17PM +0000, Daniel Scally wrote:
>>> To maintain consistency with software_node_unregister_nodes(), reverse
>>> the order in which the software_node_unregister_node_group() function
>>> unregisters nodes.
>>>
>>> Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
>>
>> I"d squash this with the previous patch to avoid introducing an
>> inconsistency.
> 
> It's different to previous. It touches not complementary API, but different
> one. However, I would follow your comment about documenting the behaviour of
> these two APIs as well…

I'll update the documentation for this function too.